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UNT ED STATES PATENT OTTTQE.

ISAAC N. ARMENT, OF DAYTON, WASHINGTON TERRITORY. v

'OPENER FOR CANS AND BOTTLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Iietters Patent No. 234,646, dated November 23, 1880.

Application filed September 24, 1880. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC N. ARMEN1 ,aI citizen of the United States, resident at Dayton, in the county of Columbia and Territory of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Openers for Claus and Bottles and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention has for its object to furnish a substantial device for opening cans and bettles; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of the several parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, and Fig. 2 is a view of the underside, of a device constructed according to my invention; and Figs. 3 and 4 are detail views of parts.

a is the main bar, to which are fixed the several parts of my invention. On the top of the bar a is fixed a brush, 1), which is intended for use in cleaning off the top of the can or hottle. On one side, and near the center of the bar a, is formed a groove or recess, to, within which is hinged a corkscrew, 0, whieh is held by a spring, 0. The corkscrew is placed so that when open, as shown in Fig. 2, the bar a will serve as a handle for it. When closed into the recess a it is out of the way of the hand.

At the end of the bar there is formed a slot, rd, in the outer end of which is placed a short stub-blade, d, held by a spring, at. The blade is designed for cutting ofi the wax, 850., from the corks of the bottles before the corkscrew is used. It may also be employed for various .other well-known purposes in opening cans It shuts into the slot a when not at its outer end, as shown, and is provided with longitudinal guides 60', formed centrally on its sides.

Within the slot a is placed a sliding headblock, 6, which is provided with bearings or channels 6', constructed to fit over the guides a and hold the block in the slot with capability of longitudinal adjustment. On the block 6, I place a bearing-stud, 6 which is intended to fit against the side of the can and hold the block from being drawn toward the spur end of the bar in the operation of the device in opening a can. In order to relieve friction, I place on the stud e a small frictionroller, 6

On the block 6, and near to stud 0 I place the twoedged blade 0 which is so arranged that it can be pressed through the top of the can at the same time the stud e is pressed down over the side thereof. The blade is arranged so as to be between the stud e and the spur end of the bar a.

The block e has its outer end coupled to the outer end of the bar by a spring, f. The spring holds the block more steadily in place and causes the knife to run more regularly by keeping the stud e at all times drawn firmly against the side of the can.

The device gives very good results without the use of the spring; but I prefer to employ the latter in all cases.

The device can be employed on any size of can. The spur a is thrust through the top of the can and the block 6 is drawn outward till the stud a will pass down on the outside of the can. The bar is then pressed down against the can. This movement pushes the blade 6 through the top and the stud 0 down on the outside of the can. By pushing the bar sidewise the blade moves in a circle and cuts the top open.

The brush 1) is placed on the top of the bar a, so that its lock closes one side of the slot at, as shown, and gives protection to the spring f. The block 0 is concealed in the slot,. so that it is entirely out of the way, and the spring f holds it, when not in use, at the outer end of the slot a so that the stud e and blade ewill not interfere with the hand when the screw 0 or blade (1 is being used.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

1. The combination, with the bar at, having the slot a furnished with guides (o and spur a, of the block 0, formed with bearings c, which fit on the guides c and provided with the stud e and blade 6, and adjustable to and from the spur a substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. Theiniproved can and bottle opener, consisting of the bar (0, provided with the spur a and slots a and a", the blade 61, corkscrew 0, 

